Agricultural Laws and Regulations
The Department of Agriculture is in the process of adding existing or current regulations to this page. Below are some of the most frequently requested as well as some of the most recently adopted regulations, please check back if you cannot find what you are looking for.
Agricultural Property Tax Exemptions & Abatements Agricultural Statutes (Volume 8, Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals of the General Statutes of Connecticut)
Contested Cases/Adjudications/Final Decisions
Definition of Agriculture (C.G.S. Section 1-1q)
Dog Pound Regulations (328 KB, .pdf)
Dog Training Facility Regulations (70.3 KB, .pdf)
Grooming Facility Regulations (65.8 KB, .pdf)
Milk, Production, Processing and Storage of Pasteurized Grade A Milk, Retail Raw Milk, and Cheese (.pdf)
Past & Current Legislation
Pet Shop Regulations (285 KB, .pdf)
Rabies - Control of Rabies in Public Settings (C.G.S Sections 22-359-1 to 22-359-5 11KB, .pdf)
Reg. 8 (Rev. 7/2020)
The "Right to Farm" (C.G.S. Section 19a-341)
Sales Tax and Sales Tax Exemption for Farmers
For a detailed questions and answers informational publication on farm taxation issues published by the Department of Revenue Services, go to "Farmer's Guide to Sales and Use Taxes, Motor Vehicle Fuels Tax, Estimated Income Tax and Withholding Tax."
Scrapie Eradication Regulations (39 KB, .pdf)